That blissful sweet spot between 'we don't need to pay for childcare anymore' and 'competitive youth soccer costs HOW MUCH???!!!" did not last nearly as long as I hoped it would
@DrTCombs I was literally just thinking about this today.
But a variant, I guess, to be fair: "it's awesome that we don't have to pay for lessons or summer camp for the big kids anymore," and "oh, wait, college. Right, okay."
@DrTCombs No, it'll all be fine.
Is the thing I keep telling myself.